Recent Research Updates
June 2023
Campaigners have welcomed plans to increase the minimum stipend for doctoral students funded by UK Research and Innovation to £18,622.The increase, which will apply to PhD students funded by UKRI from the start of the 2023-24 academic year, represents a five per cent rise.
Rare diseases (RDs) are defined as those that occur in one for every 2,000 people in the European Union and less than 200,000 people in the United States each year. To date, about 7,000 RDs have been identified; however, the diagnosis of RDs remains a challenge. A new Frontiers in Neurology study describes the outcomes of an automated artificial intelligence (AI)-based methodology to diagnose Pompe disease, known as Rare Disease.
The National Science Foundation- AI Institute for Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation (ACTION), this cutting-edge research center aims to revolutionize the way mission-critical systems are protected against sophisticated cyber threats. The institute is set to begin operations on June 1
The Critical and Emerging Technology initiative (iCET) with India allows the US another opportunity to partner with a country looking to compete with China’s technological advances. The US is also keen to be a global frontrunner for future technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and 6G.
Experts expect the first DNA data center to be up and running within five to ten years. They are talking about synthetic DNA. Data won’t be stored as zeros and ones in a hard drive but in the base pairs that make up DNA: AT (adenine and thymine) and CG (cytosine and guanine).
Google just unveiled its latest AI advancements, product releases and innovations — including the highly anticipated launch of “PaLM 2,” Google’s largest AI language model to date. As CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage yesterday for the opening keynote at Google I/O 2023, he noted that “AI is having a very busy year” — a phrase some might call an understatement.
Chiplets rapidly gained traction because smaller chips are cheaper to make, while bundles of them can top the performance of any single slice of silicon.The strategy, based on advanced packaging technology, has since become an essential tool to enabling progress in semiconductors. And it represents one of the biggest shifts in years for an industry that drives innovations in fields like artificial intelligence, self-driving cars and military hardware.
Quantum dots in semiconductors such as silicon or gallium arsenide have long been considered hot candidates for hosting quantum bits in future quantum processors. The development of robust semiconductor spin qubits could help the realization of large-scale quantum computers in the future.
Using a $1 million federal grant, Yale and the University of Connecticut will develop a proposal for a national “engine” for quantum technology and jobs. The grant is part of the NSF Engines program, a national effort to turn cutting-edge research into new technologies that create jobs and promote economic growth.
The Center for Technology and Economic Development (CTED) at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) invites applications from individuals to be appointed as a Research Assistant for a one-year period. The Academic Disciplines are Business & Economics, Economics & Econometrics, Engineering & Technology, Computer Science, Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics.
May 2023
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has announced a Clinical Trials and Registries Research Award. Researchers who meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to submit their trial for consideration by the May 8, 2023 deadline. The winner will be invited to make a presentation during the Opening Session of the SCCT Annual Scientific Meeting (SCCT ASM) on Friday, July 28, 2023. The winner will be notified by June 1, 2023, and will receive $10,000 in prize money, as well as full professional SCCT membership for one year.
The potential of the quantum cryptography and network market is vast, with increasing demand for secure communication and data transfer in various industries. The adoption of quantum cryptography solutions is gaining momentum, particularly in sectors such as finance, healthcare, and defense. The emergence of quantum-based computing and communication technologies is opening up new opportunities for businesses and governments to improve security and reliability, while the development of quantum computing technology is expected to play an increasingly important role in the market.
An excellent opportunity is available for a Research Officer, Senior Research Officer or Research Assistant to join the Naik Lab, Immunology Division at Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute. This position is available for 2 years in a full time capacity. Salary is Research Employee Level A6 – B6 ($93,841 – $125,339) or Research Support Employee Level RSE5 – RSE 6 ($73,621 – $92,345) depending on experience. Up to 17% superannuation and very attractive salary packaging options are available.
Application Closing Date: May 15, 2023.
GL Communications Inc., a global leader in telecom test and measurement solutions, addressed the press regarding their advanced network analysis tool – PacketScan™ HD. This network appliance captures and analyzes high-speed Ethernet traffic over a range of network speeds including 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 25 Gbps, 40 Gbps, and 100 Gbps. With PacketScan™ HD, network professionals can accurately and effectively examine their network performance, ensuring optimal operations and minimal disruptions.
The average cost of a cyber breach in 2022 was $4.35 million. It is predicted that cybercrime will cost the global economy around $7 trillion in 2022, which is expected to rise to $10.5 trillion by 2025. As technology continues to advance, so do the tactics of cybercriminals. With attacks becoming more sophisticated and frequent, cybersecurity has become a top priority for individuals and organizations alike. However, with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), there is hope for better solutions in combating cybercrime.
BingX, one of the leading crypto exchanges, is excited to announce its support for the launch of SUI Mainnet and its Spot Listing on 3 May 2023. Sui is a Layer 1 blockchain redesigned and built from the ground up, allowing creators and developers to more easily build experiences that satisfy future Web3 users. Sui is a decentralized proof-of-stake blockchain with horizontally scalable throughput and storage, allowing for high-speed and low-cost application development.
Revenue growth slowed for cloud-computing giants again in the first quarter. But companies like Microsoft (MSFT) and Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL) are homing in on new services tied to artificial intelligence software and generative AI to re-accelerate sales growth.
Starburst, the data lake analytics platform, today announced a new integration with dbt Cloud, the fastest and most reliable way to deploy dbt. With the integration, which includes an enhanced adapter between dbt Cloud and Starburst’s SaaS offering, Starburst Galaxy, dbt users can now easily build data pipelines spanning multiple data sources on one central plane.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration selected eight universities to receive cooperative agreements totaling $100 million to establish nine Stewardship Science Academic Alliances (SSAA) Centers of Excellence to support research activities in areas of physical sciences and engineering.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named Georgia State University Associate Professor Natalie King one of the 2023 recipients of its Alan T. Waterman Award, the nation’s highest honor for early-career scientists and engineers. This award recognizes King’s groundbreaking scholarship in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education that transcends disciplinary boundaries and directly impacts local and global communities.
Developers want to move quickly and they want security to be “a natural part” in every step of the software development life cycle. Generative AI can play a pervasive role in helping cybersecurity keep up the pace, according to Brian Roche, chief product officer at Veracode. “Generative AI will be part of everything we do, part of developers’ vernacular, and the way that they work from now and into the future,”.
CLOUDSUFI, a Google Cloud Partner and business solutions company, launched its Generative AI Innovation Lab powered by Google Cloud. The new hub, with a capacity of over 500 qualified AI professionals, is focused on empowering enterprises to build and adapt Generative AI solutions.
April 2023
Quantum computing will surge and become increasingly important in the technology industry. While traditional computer science may struggle to solve the most difficult problems that we face, quantum computing takes advantage of quantum physics to bring problem-solving to a new level.
New research studies from Volpara Health demonstrated the important role artificial intelligence plays in objective breast density assessment, cancer risk assessment, and mammography quality evaluation to personalize and optimize breast cancer detection at the recent 2023 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
A senior professor of Anna University said there was no emphasis on Dearness Allowance, while stipulating that only those with AICTE scale of pay would be considered eligible to apply for the faculty positions in the cadres of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a clarification over the eligibility criteria for promotions under Career Advancement Scheme (CAS). “Eligible permanent faculty members can guide Ph.D. scholars during their probation period also,” the commission said in a notice.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently awarded researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine $10.2 million to study the effectiveness of an individualized model of hemodialysis, a procedure in which the blood is cleaned by a dialysis machine.
Faculty of medicine researchers are among the UBC recipients of Research Excellence Clusters funding for 2023/24.Funding is awarded through Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competitions.
Researchers have built the first ever map showing every single neuron and how they’re wired together in the brain of the fruit fly larva.This huge step forwards in science will ultimately help us understand the basic principles by which signals travel through the brain at the neural level and lead to behavior and learning.
The research shows that policies in the category related to data protection seem to affect health information sharing the most. In states that make the protection of data less costly, HIE usage increases by 18%. Enacting legislation that has patients participate by default leads to a 16% increase in usage.
The Ship Technology Excellence Awards celebrate the greatest achievements and innovations in the industry. The programme provides a platform to recognize the people and companies that are driving change.
Key Dates:
February – Research begins.
April 14 – Submission deadline.
May 22 – Excellence Award winners announced.
SmartSimple Software, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) management, announced the launch of SmartSimple Cloud +AI. This groundbreaking product introduces transformative, end-to-end AI support throughout the entire CSR and ESG program management lifecycle, streamlining the process, and further reducing administrative burden.
On-line applications are invited from faculty of AICTE approved Institutions (except pharmacy & architecture) for admission to full time Ph.D/ ME/M.Tech courses in different Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) Centres of IISc/IITs/IIMs/NITs etc.
Last date for submitting Online Application: 25 March, 2023.
Researchers have recently found a new enzyme that turns atmospheric hydrogen into electricity. The research published in the journal Nature explains atmospheric hydrogen oxidation by enzymes.
March 2023
Scientists at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, in collaboration with international researchers, have developed a cutting-edge AI algorithm for advanced computational analysis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and other cancers. This research, published in the journal Nature Cancer, holds the potential to lead to new and personalized treatments for patients with otherwise lethal forms of cancer, including GBM, a deadly type of brain cancer, and certain breast, lung, and pediatric cancers. The AI algorithm, called the SPHINKS network, identifies potential therapeutic targets for cancers with precision, offering new and accurate opportunities in the clinical setting.
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Tech2Heal SAS, a subsidiary of AI/ML Innovations, won the 2023 Innovation Grand Prize at the L’Encéphale Medical Congress in Paris for its Alakin ARPC platform. The platform is a comprehensive remote patient care solution that facilitates connected care delivery and is available in 8 languages. It includes features like a clinical dashboard, mobile app, scheduling management, telemedicine, and more. The platform’s flexibility and customization options make it adaptable to various healthcare settings.
Tuomas Sandholm wins AAAI Award for AI contributions to organ exchanges. He used AI to improve the scalability and flexibility of organ matching, leading to thousands of life-saving transplants. The award recognizes the positive impact of AI on human life and comes with a $25,000 prize.
General Atomics has teamed up with Bharat Forge and 114ai in India to work on projects in aerostructure manufacturing, drones, and artificial intelligence. The partnership aims to develop new technologies in these fields.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a cloud-connected AI ultrasound device for musculoskeletal imaging. The device uses AI to quickly identify, highlight and measure tendon structures in the foot, ankle, and knee to speed up injury diagnoses and treatment.
MBZUAI, a university in Abu Dhabi, celebrated its first graduation with 52 students from 24 countries having received their post-graduate degrees in AI fields of computer vision and machine learning on 30th Jan.
The global AI in drug discovery market is expected to grow to $4197.5 million by 2028 with a 41.5% CAGR from 2022-2028, according to Vantage Market Research. The report offers market analysis and guidance for players in the market.
OpenAI has launched a new tool for detecting AI-generated content. The tool is crucial in addressing potential risks posed by AI-generated content and ensuring responsible and safe use. With AI models like ChatGPT constantly expanding in creativity, this anti-detection tool is a significant step towards safe and responsible AI use in content generation.
Faculty members have until March 27 to submit letters of intent for the 2023 Incubating Interdisciplinary Initiatives award program, which funds new, multidisciplinary research projects. The program is supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation and awards up to $50,000 to promising UO research teams. The program is open to faculty members from all academic disciplines and puts a priority on ideas with high potential to lead to future external funding.
WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity, today announced the release of its new Firebox T25/T25-W,T45/T45-POE/T45-W-POE, and T85-POE tabletop firewall appliances. With more memory and faster processing speeds for enhanced throughput, this new line of Firebox products enables WatchGuard partners, MSPs, and IT administrators to securebranch offices, office equipment, remote devices, retail point-of-sale (POS) software, and remote users from complex and emerging threats, while minimizing network configuration and management requirements.
Finnish vendor Nokia, together with Japanese companies NTT Docomo and NTT, announced that they have achieved two key technological milestones on the path to future 6G systems. Nokia said that the first tech milestone is the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into the radio air interface, effectively giving 6G radios the ability to learn. The second is the utilization of new sub-terahertz (sub-THz) spectrum to boost network capacity, the vendor added.
Products with ChatGPT and other OpenAI models are hitting the market, and not just at Microsoft. IT management software provider Atera, among others, is launching an integration with OpenAI designed to allow enterprise IT administrators to create scripts to help automate tasks. The integration will be launching in limited beta and focus on script generating capabilities
Tezpur University released the latest job notification for the recruitment of a Junior Research Fellow vacancy. The candidate that is interested and fulfills all the eligibility are required to send their applications in the prescribed format (enclosed as Annexure-I) along with detailed biodata stating clearly name and contact address of the candidate, programme attended, percentage and year of passing degree (from HSLC onwards) and name of the institute/college/university to the Principal Investigator through email to dmohanta1973@gmail.com on or before 15/03/2023.
February 2023
AI is changing industries by using complex algorithms and machine learning to automate tasks and improve decision-making. It helps businesses process large data and gain valuable insights, leading to more efficient operations and better customer experiences. AI is being used in many sectors such as healthcare, finance, retail, and education for tasks like disease diagnosis and fraud detection. AI is shaping the future of the market and the economy..
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Companies are using AI to improve security measures and detect potential threats to prevent shootings. AI-powered cameras analyze facial expressions, body language, and other cues to determine if someone may pose a threat. AI can also analyze data from various sources to identify potential threats. However, the use of AI in security is a complex issue that requires careful consideration and ethical guidelines.
AI is expected to result in job displacement in some industries but also create new jobs in areas like data analysis and software development. AI can improve productivity and support economic growth, but society must address the challenges of AI-driven job displacement and support workers transitioning to new roles.
The University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca developed AI, DrugBAN, to improve drug-target prediction and speed up drug discovery. DrugBAN predicts interaction between candidate drugs and protein molecules and has greater accuracy, offering insights into drug-protein interactions. It is trained on human body protein and drug substructures, predicting new medicine behavior based on learned interactions, and can determine if a drug will target cancer proteins or unintended targets in the body.
It refers to innovative technologies and approaches to diagnose, treat, and manage cancer. These include immunotherapy, CAR-T therapy, AI, liquid biopsy testing, vaccines, personal combinations of treatments, and precision medicine. AI is being used to analyze medical data and make predictions about cancer behavior, helping doctors make informed decisions. Precision medicine uses genomic information to inform diagnosis and treatment. These new tools have the potential to improve cancer diagnosis and patient outcomes.
January 2023
Ecto-Life will make C-sections and premature births history.Ecto-Life will help reduce human suffering and reduce C-sections.It is the brainchild of Hashem Al-Ghaili, who is a science communicator and biotechnologist from Berlin. His facilities would allow couples to conceive babies and be true biological parents.
Generative AI is rapidly becoming a reality.Leading generative AI tools are: DeepMind’s Alpha Code (GoogleLab), OpenAI’s ChatGPT, GPT-3.5, DALL-E, MidJourney, Jasper, and Stable Diffusion, which are large language models and image generators.
This article will focus on Google’s (Alphabet’s), Deep Mind’s Alpha Code which is a new AI system for developing computer code, which can achieve average human level performance in solving programming contests.
ChatGPT technology is built upon OpenAI’s GPT3 AI platform which houses some of the world’s largest language models, using both supervised and unsupervised AI learning techniques. Read more…
Automated drug discovery, as enabled by AI, can significantly improve ROI by accelerating drug discovery and repurposing, as well as improving the reproducibility of results.Read more…
From data scientists to software developers, these positions offer challenges and opportunities to work with up-and-coming and market-leading technology companies.
For , A.I. Specialist – Average Salary $125,000.Read more…
December 2022
Researchers have developed a new computer framework that holds promise in the work to discover new drugs. Their framework uses an artificial intelligence method called convolutional neural network to provide global information about potential novel drug candidates. The team developed a fingerprint-embedding framework for drug-target binding affinity prediction (FingerDTA), with the capability to find novel drug candidates.
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Dr Pierre-Antoine Dugué awarded the Victorian Cancer Agency Mid-Career Research Fellowship worth $681,808. It is currently difficult to predict which prostate tumours are likely to progress, which is a considerable challenge for treatment decisions. To improve the subtyping of prostate cancer and prediction of outcomes, Dr Dugué and his team will apply machine learning methods to genome-wide genetic and epigenetic data measured in prostate tumors from Australian men who are part of an extensive epidemiological and clinical research resource.
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The recent developments from researchers at CEA-LETI have been focused on the use of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for creating an optical laser beam steering device. MEMS devices are on the micrometer length scale and are used in a number of industries for their small footprint and high performance. Optical-phase arrays are particularly useful for autonomous vehicles as they do not contain any moving optical components so they are not as affected by vibrational instabilities that are highly problematic in moving vehicles. Now the CEA-LETI team has been applying this technology for LIDAR beam steering devices. Read more…
Coherent Market Insight has published a new research study “Global Smart Machines Market Size, Share, Price, Trends, Growth, Report and Forecast 2022-2027” provides a complete ‘120 Pages’ analysis of the global Smart Machines Market. It addresses questions regarding the current size of the market and its predicted valuation at the end of the forecast period. The research also assesses the segments of the global Smart Machines Market.
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Most self-driving vehicle companies, like Cruise, Waymo and Waabi, use synthetic data for training and testing perception models with speed and a level of control that’s impossible with data collected from the real world. Parallel Domain, a startup that has built a data-generation platform for autonomy companies, says synthetic data is a critical component to scaling the AI that powers vision and perception systems and preparing them for the unpredictability of the physical world.
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November 2022
The Yass Prize and STOP Awards Initiative will provide more than $11 million this year in order to support education organizations that are beating the odds at delivering exceptional 21st century learning opportunities to students and families. Read more…
Researchers from the University of Maryland and Salesforce claim that not storing sensitive data is the most secure practice in their recent work, “Burn After Reading: Online Adaptation for Cross-domain Streaming Data.” Read more…
Researchers at MIT have developed a sensor, about the size and shape of a WiFi router, which they say can help track Parkinson’s patients’ breathing while they sleep. Tracking is completely contact-free, and the device alerts caregivers to any progression of the condition—and could also be used to diagnose Parkinson’s. Read more…
New research led by the University of Glasgow’s School of Psychology and Neuroscience presents an approach to understand whether the human brain and deep neural networks recognize things in the same way. Read more…
The laboratory of Dr. Djellel Difallah in the Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks a research assistant to join a new lab focused on human-machine learning. Read more…
Graphic representation of human skin cells being reprogrammed into induced-pluripotent stem cells, then neurons that are exposed to stress hormones and subsequently observed by the study team. Read more…
October 2022
MotorTrend, the leading global automotive media company, announced today that it is joining leading software company, BlackBerry Limited to launch the Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator Awards. The new awards program looks to celebrate the innovators and pioneers who are leading the automotive industry’s once-in-a-century transformation from hardware to software which will redefine how cars are designed, built, driven and experienced. With BlackBerry’s help, we want to highlight the pioneers, leaders and experts who are doing the most important work in the space, and effectively shaping our automotive future.” Nominations are now open for the following three Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator Awards (SDVI) categories: Pioneer, Leader and Domain Expert.
Read more…The new Azure Space Connectivity offerings will incorporate cloud technology with satellites to support digital transformation. Microsoft has announced that they are providing new products as a part of their Azure Space Connectivity offerings to incorporate their cloud technology with satellite efforts that will enhance its Microsoft Cloud connectivity and support digital transformation. The announcement placed focus on a preview of the Azure Orbital Cloud Access, a new service to support connectivity from the cloud to more locations. Microsoft also took this opportunity to announce the general availability of Azure Orbital Ground Station and the company’s partner-focused efforts to support the digital transformation of satellite communication networks.
Read more…Dell announced that it is expanding its longstanding partnership with leading open source software products provider Red Hat to simplify the deployment and management of on-premises, containerized infrastructure in multi cloud environments. This collaboration provides IT (Information Technology) organizations and their developers with a fully Dell-managed, on-premises Container-as-a-Service solution on Dell infrastructure. This means that customers can meet the needs of developers without having to build and manage their own physical infrastructure. Delivered as a subscription, the new solution also comes with an assigned APEX Customer Success Manager supporting customers throughout their APEX experience.
Read more…ARC officially moved ARC Reactor to V1.2 which allows developers to ingest any code from any EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) chain, and instantly display the code as a functional and editable diagram. Developers can immediately visually audit the code, with all exceptions and dependencies brought to light as well as how each module interacts with each other. From there, the software developer can edit, add and build code functions, collaborate with other developers, test the code and ship it to any EVM chain. ARC Reactor’s objective is to create a new GUI terminal for creating, auditing, building, maintaining, collaborating and shipping of all smart contracts and code. While the team have initially chosen to focus on the burgeoning EVM ecosystem first, their roadmap includes other all significant languages and ecosystems including Solana, Cosmos, PolkaDot, Hedera, Java, Python, Ruby, React and more.
Read more…Huawei unveiled the upgraded capabilities of its Intelligent Cloud-Network Solution at the “Intelligent Cloud-Network, Unleashing Digital Productivity” summit. These capabilities, which center on three major scenarios —CloudFabric 3.0, CloudCampus 3.0, and CloudWAN 3.0— are provided to meet network development trends. Huawei also released the L3.5 Data Center Autonomous Driving Network White Paper, together with IEEE-UAE Section and pioneering customers, to contribute to the thriving data communications industry and unleash digital productivity.
Read more…September 2022
The company has teamed with Archer Aviation on systems for its ridesharing eVTOL aircraft. Urban-air mobility (UAM) developer Archer Aviation selected Honeywell to provide flight-control actuation and thermal-management systems for its Maker electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN), announced its first-ever Translational Clinical Trial Award (TCTA) to support patient-oriented research to transform bladder cancer care. The award will provide a maximum of $3 million in funding over 36 months bringing a renewed sense of urgency to help bladder cancer patients and families. It is designed to spark changes to the standard of care in bladder cancer, decrease overtreatment, and significantly impact patient outcomes.
Read more…The US Navy has awarded an agreement to Torch.AI to provide artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure software capabilities to Navy’s Digital Warfare Office (DWO). The next-generation ecosystem will deliver AI and machine learning (ML) capabilities to the US warfighting naval forces.
Read more…Deep Instinct, the first company to apply end-to-end deep learning to cybersecurity, today delivered Deep Instinct Prevention for Applications, an agentless, on-demand, antimalware solution for the enterprise that is device and operating system agnostic. This new offering revolutionizes threat protection beyond the endpoint with flexible, deploy anywhere, in-transit file scanning via API to quickly return a malicious versus benign verdict at enterprise speed. It protects any web application or cloud storage from malicious content while fully ensuring data privacy.
Read more…Microsoft Research’s Robot Learning group is releasing MoCapAct, a large library of pre-trained humanoid control models along with enriched data for training new ones. This will enable advanced research on artificial humanoid control at a fraction of the to compute resources currently required. MoCap is an animation technique widely used in the entertainment industry for decades. It involves recording the motion of several keypoints on a human actor’s body, such as their elbows, shoulders, and knees, while the actor is performing a task of interest, such as jogging.
Read more…August 2022
Google’s new Machine Learning Guided Optimization (MLGO) is an industrial-grade general framework for integrating machine-learning (ML) techniques systematically in a compiler and in particular in LLVM, an open-source industrial compiler infrastructure that is ubiquitous for building mission-critical, high-performance software. Read more…
HLA loss of heterozygosity (HLA-LOH) is a phenomenon that occurs in some cancer cells to help them to evade detection by the immune system. HLA alleles that encode the antigen-presentation machinery are deleted from the genomes of these cells, effectively hiding them from detection by the immune system. With the success of immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, understanding immune evasion in cancers is more important than ever. Read more…
In the case of complication-prone procedures like those to correct spinal deformities and degeneration, for example, Medtronic has developed the UNiD Spine Analyzer software, which not only helps surgeons plot out a plan of attack for complex spine surgeries but also predicts how a patient will react to the surgery in the ensuing months’. Read more…
To demonstrate the potential for deep-learning architecture to support early and reliable identification of cystic hygroma from first trimester ultrasound scans. Cystic hygroma is an embryonic condition that causes the lymphatic vascular system to develop abnormally. It’s a rare and potentially life-threatening disorder that leads to fluid swelling around the head and neck. Read more…
Identifying the severity and grade of the neoplasia during diagnosis is essential before proceeding with treatment. Unfortunately, the presence of inflammation in the colorectal region makes it difficult for endoscopists to classify the type of IBD neoplasia (IBDN). This leaves biopsy as the only viable option, which is associated with high risks and often leads to inaccurate diagnoses, highlighting the need for a simpler diagnostic technique with high accuracy. Read more…
Northwell Health will be tapping Google’s cloud, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to develop new predictive analytics capabilities around patient care and operations. As part of this partnership, Northwell Health will leverage Google Cloud as its preferred cloud platform for infrastructure modernization and to build an interoperable data platform with AI and ML capabilities. Read more…
July 2022
At inference, the objective is to recognize novel classes defined by an unbounded or open vocabulary. Due to the difficulty of the OVD problem, several types of weak supervision for novel categories are commonly utilized, such as additional image-caption pairs to increase the vocabulary, image-level labels on classification datasets, and pretrained open-vocabulary classification models like CLIP. Read more…
A research team led by Rice University neuroengineers has created wireless technology to remotely activate specific brain circuits in fruit flies in under one second. In a published demonstration in Nature Materials. Brown University and Baylor College of Medicine used magnetic signals to activate targeted neurons that controlled the body position of freely moving fruit flies in an enclosure. Read more…
Guofei Gu, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, is the lead principal investigator of a research team that has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Resilient and Intelligent Next-Generation Systems (RINGS) program to enhance the security of future wireless and mobile network systems. Read more…
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announced eight outstanding research projects to receive its latest class of ASPIRE awards. Grantees from top academic institutions in six countries (Australia, Austria, Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland, and USA) were awarded more than $2 million. Read more…
The Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.2 million grant to the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women’s Health in support of junior faculty from across VCU who will develop as researchers in women’s health. Read more…
Benjamin (Ben) Belfore, a newly minted Ph.D. in electrical engineering, recently received good news. A device he fabricated – a spin polarized photocathode – was recorded as second best in the world. The device was tested and certified at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. Read more…
Tech firm Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) has introduced Quantum Optimized Device Architecture (QODA), a unified programming platform for enabling breakthroughs in quantum research and development in finance, health, HPC (high-performance computing), and AI (artificial intelligence) fields. Read more…
May 2022
The scientists used deep reinforcement learning, where the control algorithm learns to make a sequence of decisions. Thus, the algorithm leverages assumptions learned by a neural network to find shortcuts to good sequences, even if there are billions of possibilities. But the researchers want the system to learn a strategy that reduces fuel consumption and limits the impact on travel time at the same time, which can be conflicting. Read more…
Researchers using deep learning tools to analyze chest radiographs found that they could predict patient costs at one, three and five years and identify high-risk patients, enabling health systems and payers to target care management and preventive health and develop cost and reimbursement plans. Read more…
Using artificial intelligence in a completely novel way, the method has been shown to successfully prevent up to 92 per cent of files on a computer from being corrupted, with it taking just 0.3 seconds on average for a piece of malware to be wiped out. Read more…
For robots and artificial intelligence systems, manipulating deformable objects presents a huge challenge. Consider the series of steps that a robot must take to shape a ball of dough into pizza crusts.It must keep track of the dough as it changes shape, and at the same time, it must choose the right tool for each step of the work. These are challenging tasks for current AI systems, which are more stable in handling rigid-body objects, which have more predictable states. Read more…
The researchers further noted that machine-learning CDSS methods are rarely evaluated in clinical practice, so they sought to assess how a CDSS would impact the antibiotic prescription behavior of general practitioners (GPs) and the success of their urinary tract infections (UTI) treatments. Because the CDSS would contain data on all types of UTI patients, including those with complications, the researchers hypothesized that its use could facilitate better clinical decision-making. Read more…
July 2021
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to saving more lives through the discovery and development of powerful immunotherapies for all cancers, announced today that it has awarded more than $28.5 million in research grants. Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3,041,583 in funding to five institutions to develop science-based approaches to evaluate the potential human health and environmental impacts of new biotechnology products.Read more…
Researchers at Google’s DeepMind and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have unveiled the most exhaustive database yet of the proteins that form the building blocks of life.Read more…
Researchers are developing new artificial intelligence techniques to protect algorithms from vulnerabilities and provide better patient care.Read more…
Researchers describe a new type of camera technology that, when aimed at an object, can rapidly retrieve 3D images, displaying its chemical content down to the micrometer scale.Read more…
Google researchers applied this framework for continuous adverse event prediction in an ICU setting with success because it has advantages over single-tasking or naïve multi-tasking especially when there are low training data scenarios.Read more…
June 2021
Julia, a comparatively advanced software language, has recently experienced widespread popularity. It has equivalent speed and functionality to C programming, as well as the ability to perform analytical and numerical computations. Read more…
April 2021
KFUPM in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a fully funded scholarship for the students who wants to pursue Masters(MS) and Doctor of philosophy (PhD), according to the institute of objective studies, New Delhi on Wednesday. Read more…
Admission to PhD programmes offered by Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is on and will continue till early May at most IITs. Read more…
The Center for Global Business announces that Roxanne Jaffe, a doctoral candidate in the department of management and organization, has received the 2021 PhD International Research Award. Read more…
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, has launched the STEM women scholars’ and researchers’ development (STEWARD) initiative focussed on mentoring women PhD research scholars at all levels. Read more…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is already shaping our future, and the demand for talented engineers is skyrocketing. According to the Market Research Future report, the machine learning market is projected to be worth almost $31 billion by 2024. Read more…
March 2021
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), an Institute of Eminence, invites applications from well qualified Indian nationals (including Persons of Indian Origins (PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and Foreign Nationals* for Faculty positions at the level of Professor / Associate Professor for following Departments / Centers / Schools and Inter-disciplinary programs. Read more…
22 faculty members / researchers of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) have been featured among World’s Top 2% Scientists List created by Stanford University and released on 16th October 2020 in the journal PLO. Read more…
Providing a leg-up to the rapidly growing developer community in India, Microsoft-owned GitHub has announced a grant of ₹1 crore to support and fund India-based open source maintainers and contributors working on building world-class software using open source tools. Read more…
The growth rate of the Mobile Artificial Intelligence Market to estimate its development throughout the forecast period. Most importantly, the report in addition identifies the historical, current, and future developments which might be predicted to persuade the improvement ratio of the Mobile Artificial Intelligence market. Read more…
Monitoring the progression of multiple sclerosis-related gait issues can be challenging in adults over 50 years old, requiring a clinician to differentiate between problems related to MS and other age-related issues. To address this problem, researchers are integrating gait data and machine learning to advance the tools used to monitor and predict disease progression. Read more…
The International Selection Committee for the European Young Researchers’ Award 2019-2020 appointed by the EuroScience Board, has selected Michael Bossetta as the recipient of the European Young Researchers’ Award for PhD students and Valentina Sessini as the recipient of the European Young Researchers’ Award for Postdocs. Read more…
National Science Foundation director says his priority is to advance research into future, ensure inclusivity and continue global leadership in science and engineering. Read more…
The PhD candidate is responsible of developing a design, prototype and experimental validation of the backscatter communication and power transfer system in collaboration with the B-CRATOS project team. Read more…
Adversarial examples and attacks have become a hot topic of discussion at artificial intelligence and security conferences. And there’s concern that adversarial attacks can become a serious security concern as deep learning becomes more prominent in physical tasks such as robotics and self-driving cars. However, dealing with adversarial vulnerabilities remains a challenge. Read more…
A leader from oncologist-founded trial tech specialists COTA shares how advanced data analysis can benefit cancer researchers and patients alike. Read more…
All regulatory bodies including the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), University Grants Commission (UGC) and National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE) will be merged to form the HECI. Read more…
Online applications for CSIR JRF/NET are invited twice a year. First session is conducted in June, while the second session is conducted in December. Read more…
Already a gifted college professor, sought-after lecturer, and celebrated author, Catina Bacote, M.F.A., now adds Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship winner to her impressive curriculum vitae, as the Assistant Professor of English in St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was recently announced as a recipient of the Fellowship for Literature. Read more…
The programme will be launched this July and will be open to IIT and IISc graduates from India during its initial phase. Read more…
KDAI has 2 PhD vacancies with application in chemical engineering and energy systems. Read more…
February 2021
Analytics Insight has listed the top 10 data scientists who have made their way as maestros to 2021.Read more…
John J. Leonard is an American roboticist and professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His robotic research addresses the problems of navigation and mapping for autonomous mobile robots. Read more…
AICTE has invited online applications from qualified and experienced employees of Central/State Governments/Universities /Autonomous Bodies/PSUs for filling vacancies on deputation basis. Read more…
According to a report shared by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, data science expertise will drive a 27.9 per cent rise in employment in the field by 2026. Read more…
Networking giant Cisco is partnering with Nasscom FutureSkills Prime and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to offer 20,000 virtual internship opportunities in cybersecurity. Read more…
A research team used a cable to entangle qubits located in different quantum nodes. This could go a long way in creating a powerful cluster of quantum devices. Read more…
Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) helped augment human efforts to take on everything from health to cybersecurity. Read more…
With decades of experience in information technology, the new artificial intelligence division seeks to work together with companies to create new and novel solutions using cutting-edge technology. Read more…
American First Credit Union (AFCU) awarded Dale M. from Riverside, CA, its second annual grand prize of $50,000 from their savings program called Big Prize Savings. Read more…
JagranJosh.com presents Season 1 of Education Awards (March 2021). These awards are intended to acknowledge and applaud the efforts of Educational Leaders and Teachers who displayed excellence in education during the COVID-19 induced lockdown. Read more…
Yang Liu, assistant professor of computer science and engineering has received $1 million in funding from the NSF and Amazon for research on the long-term effects of human interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) systems used to support decision -making. Read more…
The Global Brain Computer Interface Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 13.8% from 2020 to 2027 and reach the market value of over US$ 3,476.3 Mn by 2027.Read more…
Bosch will work with Microsoft on a software platform for vehicles, as it strives to get a foot in the door to the fast-growing market for electromobility and automated driving technologies. Read more…
There are various ML roles that provide an aspirant a learning edge and are professionally rewarding. Analytics Insight listed the top machine learning salaries in India in February 2021. Read more…
UGC NET is a national-level exam conducted in order to select candidates for only Assistant Professor or both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor in Indian universities and colleges. Read more…
Upholding a Kerala High Court judgment, the Supreme Court has held that Ph.D is mandatory for the post of Associate Professor(Re-designated as Assistant Professor)after 5.3.2010 as per the AICTE Regulations Read more…
The Edison Awards are operated by the Edison Universe, a non profit organization with the mission of recognizing, honoring and fostering innovations and innovators. Read more…
With the advent of 5G communication technology and its integration with AI, we are looking at the dawn of a new era in which people, machines, objects, and devices are connected like never before. Read more…
Volkswagen AG on Thursday said it will use Microsoft’s cloud computing services to help it streamline its software development efforts for self-driving cars.Read more…
Terra Quantum AG said its discovery “upends the current understanding of what constitutes unbreakable” encryption and could have major implications for the world’s leading technology companies, such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Microsoft Corp., and International Business Machines Corp. Read more …
Julia, a comparatively advanced software language, has recently experienced widespread popularity. It has equivalent speed and functionality to C programming, as well as the ability to perform analytical and numerical computations. Read more…
January 2021
On Dec. 14, the Sanford and Susan Greenberg Prize to End Blindness honored 13 scientists who have made extraordinary headway in the worldwide battle against blindness. Read more…
The use of quantum algorithms in artificial intelligence techniques will boost machines’ learning abilities. Read more…
Companies need to fast realise the fact that if they aim to maintain the requisite competitive edge in this highly volatile environment, implementing an Artificial Intelligence-driven HR tech framework is inevitable. Read more…
As digital transformation provides industry with unparalleled opportunities, here are 6 technologies transforming trends across diverse industries at large. Read more…
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), conducted a national level brainstorming ATAL Conclave, convened to enhance the quality of Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for upgrading the skills of teaching staff in emerging areas in technology. Read more…
The free online course can be taken by students, professionals and anybody interested in learning on the provided topics. This particular free online course on artificial intelligence is being offered by GLS University. Read more…
December 2020
Zoom Video Communications Inc , the video-conferencing services provider, said on Wednesday it would expand its presence in Singapore by opening a research and development centre, where it will hire hundreds of engineering staff. Read more…
Three faculty members of the College of Arts & Sciences have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Fellows are recognized for their research; teaching; services to professional societies.Read more...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that by 2025, it will help 29 million people globally grow their technical skills with free cloud computing skills training.Read more...
Mercedes Pelegrín García, a young researcher from the “Integrated Urban Mobility” Chair, has been awarded by two renowned international societies on Operational Research.Read more…
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has decided to introduce three new master’s programs in cybersecurity in addition to a dedicated centre for the discipline.Read more…
The University Grants Commission on behalf of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities , Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment on Thursday invited applications from eligible candidates for National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities (NFPwD) for the selection year 2020-21. Read more…
The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) has awarded the 12th Infosys Prize 2020 to six eminent scientists for their outstanding contributions to science, research and improving the world. Read more…
The Venous Association of India has recently introduced the Servier Young Researchers’ Award for national candidates and international candidates. Read more…
A well-respected Google researcher said she was fired by the company after criticizing its approach to minority hiring and the biases built into today’s artificial intelligence systems.Read more…
PayPal will work with Nanyang Technological University’s Strategic Centre for Research in Privacy-Preserving Technologies & Systems (SCRIPTS) to further cryptography research in secure multiparty computation (MPC) in Singapore.Read more…
An international team of researchers has proved that water can exist in two different liquid states. Read more…
November 2020
Five city researchers have made it to the top 200 ranks across the world in their fields, as per data complied by a professor from Stanford University. The rankings were published in journal PLOS Biology recently. Read more…
IT Hyderabad has opened online applications for PhD admission 2021. there are a total of 15 subjects that IIT Hyderabad PhD Applications are open for. Among other subjects, IIT-H also offers a PhD in Artificial Intelligence. IIT Hyderabad or IIT-H is a public technical and research university located in Sangareddy district, Telangana, India. Read more…
Garg, professor of computer science in IIT Delhi, says that to study algorithmic research, one need to be extremely good in mathematics and have the natural instinct to solve puzzles and problems.
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he job posting for the Pre-Doctoral Researcher with Google Research India for Bengaluru location is now live on Google’s careers site. A 24-month role, the Pre-Doctoral Machine Learning Researcher job role has been designed to give candidates a hands-on experience working on challenging problems together with research scientists and engineers. Read more…
Proteins are the workhorses of our cells, and their movement controls a vast array of biological processes. One of the main tools for studying protein motion is called single-molecule Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (smFRET). Read more…
October 2020
Johnson & Johnson today announced that it is accepting applications for its 2021 Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D) Scholars Award, aimed at supporting assistant or associate academic professors. Read more…
In the post-Covid world the demand for data scientists and analysts is set to grow. According to experts, not just traditional sectors like IT and banking will demand data scientists. Read more…
Logically, a social enterprise using advanced AI to tackle misinformation, and Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology – Delhi (IIIT-D), a leading research-orientated state university with a specialism in computer science, have launched an ambitious two-year research partnership. Read more…
The final day of RAISE 2020–‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020’summit witnessed discussion on themes like leveraging AI for pandemic preparedness. Read more…
An IEEE Fellow and ACM Fellow, Sarkar is Chair of the School of Computer Science and the Stephen Fleming Chair in the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. Sarkar started his career in IBM Research in 1987 after obtaining his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Read more…
